First Grade - Unit 3 Living Things have Basic Needs
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SHARED READING BLOCK: ONE-HOUR PER DAY FOR EXPLICIT INTEGRATED CORE INSTRUCTION (20 MINUTES OF THIS BLOCK SHOULD BE FOCUSED ON THE JSD PHONICS/WORD STUDY SCOPE AND SEQUENCE)
GUIDED READING BLOCK: ONE-HOUR PER DAY FOR EXPLICIT LEVELED INSTRUCTION
WRITING BLOCK: ONE-HOUR PER DAY FOR WRITING WITHIN THE THREE GENRES OF WRITING (WRITING SHOULD BE TIED TO INTEGRATED CORE INSTRUCTION TAUGHT IN SHARED READING) |
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For Standards and Objectives which must be taught throughout the school year, in each unit |
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Essential Questions |
“I Can” Statements & Assessments |
Instructional Activities |
Lesson Resources |
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1. What phonics skills are needed to read first grade words?
RF.1.2a RF.1.3c,d,f |
This means I can apply knowledge of vowels, syllables, inflectional endings to read first grade words. |
-apply short and long vowel knowledge to read new words
-understand that each syllable needs a vowel
-Inflectional Endings (s, ed, ing, er, est) |
Inflectional Endings Activity Scroll down to Activity 1
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2. What are nouns and verbs?
L.1.1b,c |
This means I can recognize and use common, proper, possessive, singular, plural nouns, and verbs. |
-understand and write common nouns
-understand and write proper nouns
-understand and write possessive nouns
-understand the difference between singular and plural nouns
-recognize past, present, and future verbs |
A Variety of Common Noun Activities
Power Point for Possessive Nouns
Singular and Plural Noun Lesson
Online Singular to Plural Game Singular/Plural/Possessive Singular/Plural |
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3. What is reading fluently?
RF.1.4 & 4a |
This means I can read fluently with prosody. |
-read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension.
-read at grade-level text orally with accuracy, appropriate rate, and expression on successive readings.
-read on grade-level text with purpose and understanding. |
Sight Words High Frequency Words / Fry Word Lists and Fry Phrases
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4. What is the purpose of ending punctuation and commas in sentences?
L.1.b,c |
This means I can use ending punctuation and commas in dates and to separate single words in a series correctly when writing sentences. |
-write using ending punctuation appropriately
-understand the correct use of commas when writing dates
-understand the correct use of commas between single words in a series
-write complete sentences using punctuation, and capitalization accurately |
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5. What are strategies for reading unknown words?
L.1.4a |
This means I can use context clues to read new words and their meanings. |
- use context clues to read new words and figure out the meaning |
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6. What are high frequency words?
L.1.1g RF.1.4 & 4a |
This means I can Read and write high frequency words. |
-read and write the conjunctions “and" , “or”, and “but” appropriately
-increase knowledge of high frequency words, read them with automaticity in text and write them accurately |
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7. What are literature (narrative) texts structures?
RL.1.2 RL.1.3 RL.1.7 W.1.1 W.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8 |
This means I can describe characters, settings, central messages, major events, and key details in stories. |
-read a variety of fables
-describe characters, settings, central message, major events, key details in narrative texts about goods and services |
Major Events and Key Details Lesson |
Social Studies Standards
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Enduring Understanding: Students will describe the economic choices people make to meet their basic economic needs. |
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Essential Questions |
“I Can” Statements & Assessments |
Instructional Activities |
Lesson Resources |
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8. How do people make choices to meet their basic economic needs?
RL.1.3 RL.1.7 RI.1.2 RI.1.5 RI.1.6 RI.1.7 W.1.1 W.1.2 W.1.3 W.1.5 W.1.8
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This means I can Make choices about goods and services needed at home and school. |
-read a variety of literature (narrative) and informational texts and videos about needs, goods, and services
-describe characters, settings, central message, major events, key details in narrative texts about goods and services
-ask and answer questions about goods and services used at home and at school
-use texts features in informational text to learn about people exchange goods and services
-explain that people work to earn money to purchase needed goods and services
-describe the economic choices that people make regarding goods and services
-explain the difference between wants and needs and why people work and save money
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Vocabulary - Goods, Services, Wants, Needs, and Choice
Major Events and Key Details Organizer Goods and Services Activity with Informative/Explanatory Writing
Informational Texts Structures
Text Features Provide Information
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Science Standards
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Enduring Understanding: Living things change over time and depend upon their environment to satisfy their basic needs. |
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Essential Questions |
“I Can” Statements & Assessments |
Instructional Activities |
Lesson Resources |
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9. What do plants and animals need to sustain life?
SL.1c SL.1.2 W.1.2 W.1.8 W.1.1 W.1.3 |
This means I can identify how natural earth materials help to sustain plant and animal life |
-read a variety of text about natural earth materials
-identify natural earth materials and explain how they sustain plant and animal life (food, water, air, light, and space)
- describe how living things depend on their environment (habitat) |
Interactive Living Things Game
Subject Verb Agreement & Informative/Explanatory Writing
Georgia O’Keeffe Art Work Connection
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10. How do living things change over time?
W.1.1 W.1.2 W.1.3 SL.1.1c SL.1.2 SL.1.3 SL.1.5 |
This means I can describe how living things change over time. |
-describe the life cycle of various living things
-compare and contrast the life cycle of livings
-understand that humans have a life cycle too |
Compare and Contrast life cycles
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